2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Ava Moore
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Carlisle, Ohio
- High School:
- Tecumseh HS
Sophomore - 2026
- Started all 54 games at shortstop
- Totaled 24 hits, 17 runs, and 5 RBI on the year
- Slashed .188/.218/.234
- Tallied six multi-hit games, including one with three hits at Louisville (3/8/26)
- Led team with two triples, including one in the final game of the season at Indiana (5/3/26)
- Paced squad with nine sacrifice hits, which is tied for ninth in single-season program history alongside Sarah Bryers (2007)
- 3-for-5 on stolen base attempts
- Illinois Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award
Freshman -2025
- Started 25 games before season-ending injury
- Slashed .362/.552/.439
- Recorded 21 hits, 14 runs and four RBI
- Added five extra base hits including a double, two triples and two home runs
- Earned seven walks
- Went 1-for-1 in stolen bases
- Posted three multi-hit games
- Tallied a pair of RBI against Northern Colorado (2/22/25)
- Hit first career home run against Northern Colorado (2/22/25)
- Posted a triple and a home run against Iowa (3/2/25)
- Owned a 10-game reached base streak
High School
- Three-time varsity letter winner
- Earned the Allstate Insurance Good Hands award in 2021-22 and 2024
- Named to the All-Central Buckeye Conference team in 2021-22 and 2024
- Received First Team All Southwest District honors
- Batted .548 with 11 home runs and 43 RBI as a senior at Tecumseh High School
- Batted over .500 in both her freshman and sophomore campaigns
- Three-time Ohio State Taekwondo Champion
Illini Softball | Ava Moore Media Availability 1/29/2025
Wednesday, January 29
Illini Softball | Karley Yergler Media Availability 1/29/2025
Wednesday, January 29
Illini Softball | Head Coach Tyra Perry Availability 1/29/2025
Wednesday, January 29
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